Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-11-22
"A ho,lerday, Will the band and the


"A ho,lerday, Will the band and the
plice and fireworks
"I;ans. yer out of yer lattytudc, as the
sailors down at the Hum sez To-mor-
rows Thanksgiving, kid"
whats that, Bottles:"
"The day set part for dom big feedin',
fahe:'
"Iup," responded Rags.
II say, Rags, did my one see you pick
it up--tle Ltiss?''
NO; jist seen it kinder damned down
in a big crack. / knowed it was ducats.
and. when KNOWN Il thing Of that sort, l
made sure no one was lookin' wnen L
lifted f..
"Anl a purity good lift 1t vas, Rags.
That one lift means big fccdin' fur you
and Tong with the swells. II there's
nufT ducats left Well get sum new toys
and board round spell fore settlin'
down to biz gin. NiXy, now, here comes
the old woman
The latter entered with the pitcher of
beer The waits went to the snuff box WIN
dow and gazci out upon tIe chilly look
ing roofs and the slippery street below.
The old woman drank the beer, after
which she rolled herself in tattercd
blanket, laid down upon crcakinS bed,
turned her face 10 the wall, and was soon
loudly snoring
"She's gone I'D, Rags Nov fur it, but
hang n rag over the keyhole first said
the boy. The girl did rs he requested,
then came and sat down by him. He
! poured the clinking pieces upon the soap
| box under the window sill.
"Racs, I reckon there's nuff ducats here
to buy a hull house from bottom to ca
b,za.r
Greatly, Bottlcs:"
"You hear your father talk, I hain't
much on the count. but I guess | can
strike it within few hundred Jist fol-
Ter me-helo. here's sumthin' else in the
| puss. A ring Bah | don't take no
| Stock in them thin-s. Can get a hull
CARLOAD list like it down in Salem street
fur ten cents one. Put her on, kid. -"
The ring, evidently designed for n child,
inst fitted the dirty little finger over which
the girl slipped it.
"Now fur the ducats. Rags, ducats is
the root hog or die; an I'm jist porker
nuff to root INFO en-. One, two three
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~ say, Rags haln't this J.st old serum
shusp"
"Yup,n mumbled Rags, as she took
great bite OF bread,
''<'ce here, Kid, don't be wastin' We
eatitite on SIGH common grub as bread
Sail into the beans and salard, and ham
,, eggs, and cranberry and sass and-turkey
Turkey is the calorious bird of freedol
todny,' urged Bottles, hclning himself
turn to each of the dainties as named.
Perhaps the Crawford was never grace
|, l'y such pair during the whole of its c,
tent Of catering TO the public,
Bottles had purchased two regular dir
ucr checks, md chosen table III the co
ucr so rs to be ms free as possible frol
the hungry crowd which thronged tf
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